This sounds like a wonderful idea. The person sounds kind of lonely, and volunteering would get them out of the house and among people, as well as among cats. They would have an outlet for their love of cats, it would be doing a lot of cats a lot of good, and maybe the mother would forgive them. I wouldn't be quite this harsh on the person though, even if they did surrender a cat to the SPCA -- people sometimes don't know better. Chances are they were going through a lot of stuff at the time, and might not have had time, money or inner resources to search for an alternative. (My first cat died of kidney failure a few days after I was told I'd be out of a job by the end of the month, and her "replacement," who I may have gotten too soon under the circumstances, was very reclusive to the point I couldn't find her anywhere in the apartment. I couldn't figure out how, but I had to conclude that she had slipped out of my apartment, down 2 flights of stairs and out the heavy metal door. It was February, I had no car, I was still away from home 11.5 hours a day, and I just couldn't do the kind of exhaustive search they recommend, so I very sadly had to hope that she had found her way to someone's house and they had taken her in. It was very hard but I was used up in every way. Maybe this person was in a similar place when they surrendered the cat.) (Later I found my Phoebe alive and well, in my apartment, btw.) Diane R.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly L Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT Anyone care to take a shot at this question? At 08:37 AM 1/17/2007, you wrote: STRANGE INDEED. I would find out where this person got rid of the cat and if it was the SPCA should never be adopted out ot, My response would be Please take that love and go volunteer at the shelter . Kelly lane This is an email I got. I've been thinking about how to respond for a while and still can't figure it out. <i>Hi, This may seem odd, but I figured you guys would probably know best. I want to be a cat owner. I'm 27, a professional with no life in sight, and I love cats. I grew up with cats, back on my parents ranch, and simply adore them. I'd adopt one without any hesitation except for one problem. I adopted a cat before, and had to take him back to the rescue shelter I got him from. After almost 2 years with him it was very heart breaking, but I had lost my job, and the Bay Area of California is a fairly unforgiving place economically. My only close friend (we both moved there from Boerne, TX) said I could live with him and his girlfriend, but that I couldn't bring my cat. It still brings tears to my eyes when I think about him, as I truly did love him. I couldn't provide for him and had to give him up. I like to think that he's somewhere warm and nice, and that his new owners give him as much love and care as I did. My mother, who is a fanatical cat lover, almost disowned me, and will still cry about it. Anyway, as I've said, I'm alone, and want to adopt a cat to have someone to love, basically. I just don't know if that's a valid/healthy/good reason to want to adopt and figured I'd ask some professionals.</i> -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org <http://www.rescuties.org/> Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 1/16/2007 This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
